Agents with U.S. Border Patrol who were assigned to Buffalo Station spotted the three men as the jet ski appeared to become stranded at the southern end of Beaver Island State Park, which is located in New York state, just over the U.S.-Canada border, the release said.

Two of the people on the jet ski managed to walk across the ice and arrive in the U.S. via Grand Island.

A third required rescue — the Grand Island Fire Department achieved this by taking ropes and an inflatable craft while CBP’s Air and Marine Operations provided support from the sky.

“I commend our agents for apprehending this smuggling attempt and our local partner agencies which responded and provided support and assistance,” Patrol agent in charge Jeffrey Wilson said in a statement.

Buffalo isn’t exactly the busiest area for border apprehensions in the United States, even along the northern crossing.